12/17/2010

Politics is Dirty and so are the Politicians

Go ahead and defend the acts of the politicians in Washington D.C., Springfield, IL, or any other capitol. Trip over yourself explaining that things are complicated and there must be give and take in order to "do the people's business." Call me a purist and naive for taking issue with the underhanded tactics and intentionally convoluted means used by those who slither the halls of Congress to obscure their tracks. Pretend, if you must... if it brings you a sense of peace, that mere party designation means something when it comes to the character of the politician.

Perhaps a certain level of dishonesty or looseness of character is required to be able to glad-hand and convince a wide enough array of voters to get oneself elected. There probably are some elected officials, even in Washington, who strive to adhere to their principles, but there are damn few who truly strive to adhere to their legitimate roles. The years of congressional misappropriation of power have rendered us hopeless and helpless. The dirty nature of every action undertaken by our elected "representatives" is once again displayed in a murky, clouded display case with the passage of the tax cut compromise. You know, the victory Obama sought and the vehicle for great campaign flexibility in his reelection bid.

This paltry two year extension of the tax rates and the extension of unemployment benefits (which, of course, have no business being considered at the federal level!) was a stand alone bill was it not? Oh no, this is Washington D.C., they don't operate in such a straightforward manner! They insist on creating the maximum impression of underhandedness at every turn. In typical pig sty political fashion, the snakes did this gift to the President as an amendment to H.R. 4853: Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010... wait what is wrong with that? I mean, other than the added gift of assistance with the class warfare effort by the disgusting inclusion of "Middle Class" in the title. This is the "latest title." This bill was originally the damn Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010!

to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes

"This is how it works." Is it? Okay, then why not just admit that there is intent to deceive inherent in the accepted process. The slime in office know most people don't pay attention. It would appear that they take these extra steps to obstruct the prying of a certain portion of the electorate that does care.

Perhaps I am just paranoid. That is probably the most logical explanation, for there is no way on this earth that it could ever be considered sensible to introduce bills for set purposes and have separate and appropriately designated bills for separate purposes. How would those snake oil salesmen elected to "do the people's business" hide redistribution, giveaways, and liberty stifling tid-bits in legislation if the process was more straight forward?

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Politics is Dirty and so are the Politicians

Go ahead and defend the acts of the politicians in Washington D.C., Springfield, IL, or any other capitol. Trip over yourself explaining that things are complicated and there must be give and take in order to "do the people's business." Call me a purist and naive for taking issue with the underhanded tactics and intentionally convoluted means used by those who slither the halls of Congress to obscure their tracks. Pretend, if you must... if it brings you a sense of peace, that mere party designation means something when it comes to the character of the politician.

Perhaps a certain level of dishonesty or looseness of character is required to be able to glad-hand and convince a wide enough array of voters to get oneself elected. There probably are some elected officials, even in Washington, who strive to adhere to their principles, but there are damn few who truly strive to adhere to their legitimate roles. The years of congressional misappropriation of power have rendered us hopeless and helpless. The dirty nature of every action undertaken by our elected "representatives" is once again displayed in a murky, clouded display case with the passage of the tax cut compromise. You know, the victory Obama sought and the vehicle for great campaign flexibility in his reelection bid.